“Ride” by Twenty One Pilots Lip Sync Video!

Week 3 Summer K.A.M.P. Video!

Check out our K.A.M.P. Kids from our Week 3 Music Video Production Workshop! After some planning, the kids decided to produce a lip-sync version of “Ride” by Twenty One Pilots. We planned our video, did some location scouting, filmed on the square, utilized green-screen, learned about lighting, applying special effects and DSLR basics and edited our video in Final Cut ProX. What a GREAT week!

Mothers Day is around the corner and we have a SPECIAL opportunity for some amazing moms! Our friends Dj and Karen with Djaren Photography are hosting a series of Mothers Day Mini-Sessions to benefit the Märchen Sagen Academy! Djaren Photography, Balance Design, and Colors Diaz Painting, have all collaborated to create a mother and child/children mini portrait session in what they have called “a uniquely designed monochromatic (all white), modern, minimalist portrait setting”. BTW, mom will definitely love the additional pampering at the hands of the talented staff of Decatur Massage Heights.

Donations benefit our scholarship and mentor program! We will be mentoring and providing internship opportunities for creative high school kids who are not on a particular college track. Training in video and audio production will be provided in our studio, as well additional lectures on relationship building and entrepreneurship.

Our first song cut in our new production room is an anti-bullying/Pro-Kid-Empowerment anthem called “Bullies Are Just Babies”. It features many of The MSA Kids, with Shaina and Christian on the verses, Tinley, Ella and Luca on backgrounds and ad-libs and Julian as the “the bully voice” on the bridge. We hope that you enjoy and share with the kids!

Our first full day K.A.M.P. during Fall Break was great! Check out what a pair sisters who attended ended up doing during the week! We were so lucky to have them and are proud to present to you all a lip-sync video for the hit record “Sit Still Look Pretty” by Daya, and performed by Lucienne and Vivvy (Vivi 😉 )

The time is upon us! We ARE opening our doors on August 1st! Registration is open and we have a few slots left! Green Screen, Stop-Motion, Video Logs, Music Videos, Creative Writing, Short Films, Beat Making and many many more awesome things are happening at The Märchen Sagen Academy for Visual Storytellers After School Program over the next year! We look forward to hosting your kids and welcoming your family! The fun starts August 1st!

Is your family already registered? Please download, fill out and return the 2016 Parent Pack as soon as possible!

We are here! Our little kick-off party on Friday (the 13th 😉 felt like the entire city was there! It was a blessing to have our big day coincide with City of Decatur’s Lantern Festival. Plenty of kids and folks from the community were around and we thoroughly enjoyed spreading the word about what we will be doing here!

What an occasion and reason to celebrate my friends! Earlier in the day, we signed our paperwork with Private Bank of Decatur and received the necessary support to get our little nonprofit off of the ground! The 13th of May will always be remembered as our Founders Day!

“Festicciola”, as Arianna says, is an Italian word that roughly translates to “the little party”. We plan to make this day a day to be remembered annually, reminding us of our humble beginnings, big dreams and the manifesting of the initial vision into substantial and physical form. We are so happy to announce this little academy’s arrival in Downtown Decatur. Please check out some of the pics in our gallery below. Also, the pics were from late in the evening and there are a LOT of people missing from earlier in the day! Our first investors Devaughn and Shahnaz love you guys! Jon, Cohen and Kate were great! Khalfani and Makeda you guys came through! Bill and Karen thx for coming out with the kids and friends! See all of you soon!

It is the inaugural year of The Märchen Sagen Academy for Visual Storytellers! We will be holding a celebration for the next month! 20% off of all sessions in the 2016-2017 school year! Your child will collaborate with groups of kids and produce exciting, engaging videos and audio! With access to The Houston House, Decatur Square and surrounding areas, our canvas is broad enough to find inspiration in many places! Register your child now to experience a new and innovative take on aftercare! Visit our Eventbrite page to pre-register, links to e-sign, automated forms and applications will be sent June 15th.